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Europe's biggest city revisited (Moscow, Russia)

May 12th 2008
(Day 38 on the road)The last time I was in Moscow was in 1999 on a stopover coming from Hong Kong. Now, 9 years later, I arrived in the city by overnight train from St. Petersburg just after 0900h on May 9th, right on time for the Victory Day celebrations on that same day. My stay in Moscow was marked by the revisiting of my old Russian university-friend Oksana (we studied together back in ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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Living the Dream - Ben travels around South America - July 2022 until August 2023 In July 2022 - after a two-year, Covid-induced delay - I left on a year-long sabbatical. Starting in Madrid (Spain), my travels took me all across South America. I moved pretty slowly, taking my time to properly explore and roam, before returning home to Berlin (Germany) in August 2023. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I enjoy my journey. Any feedback (public comment on any blog entry or a private m... full info

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